Gregory C. Gelfand, CAPM

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Critical Thinking Attention to Detail Team Building Quality Assurance

Oversight of Projects & their Execution

Copywriting and Content Writing Abilities

Prioritization of Tasks to Meet Deadlines

Adaptation to Changes in Work Environment

Project Direction & Conceptualization

Exceptional Organization & Planning Skills

Coordination of Communication and Events

Ability to Multitask & Assign Jobs

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Adobe Creative Cloud, WordPress, G-Suite, iMovie, Microsoft Visio, Kanban & Lean Methodology

Professional Experience

Program Outreach & Engagement, Long Island Children’s Museum, Garden City, NY

Oct 2006 – Present

Facilitate and increase visitor engagement with the museum’s content and programs. Promote projects and events for museum awareness and fundraising. Enhance children’s learning through activities and outreach.

Expand the museum’s services through a growing partnership with schools and community organizations across Long Island.

Participate in the training of new employees to enhance their sense of the museum’s programs and monitor their progression.

Promote museum memberships and increase the member base.

Quality Assurance Specialist, Newport Credentialing Solutions, Lynbrook, NY

Sep 2018 – March 2019

Aided in the data entry of medical clients to be enrolled in health insurance and the handling of provider credentials for swift enrollment as they were carefully entered in a system database. Verified documents online for the most up to date provider credentials.

Helped in the completion of data sweeps of new clients that enrolled through Newport Credentialing.

Worked on the organization of provider documents to be updated for client account teams in the company.

Program Director, iSchool of Music & Art, Syosset, NY

Sep 2016 – Aug 2018

Served as an Art Teacher / Director offering private / group lessons in art for young kids. Taught drawing lessons. Created and organized an art curriculum and lesson plans to meet student learning needs. Established clear objectives for all art projects.

Planned and coordinated a cartoon / comics class to instruct students on the comic book making process that included developing creative, intriguing characters (protagonist / antagonist) and storyboards with back stories.

Taught students an animated video class using Claymation to produce and upload an iMovie video to YouTube.

Instructed students in sculpting techniques using Claytoon nondrying clay to create characters with back stories and painted backgrounds to set the movie scene. Pictures of characters were taken, uploaded, and showcased into an iMovie for an art show.

Art Director, East Rockaway Recreation, East Rockaway, NY

April 2015 – Sep 2016

Led an art program and projects for a community recreation center providing sports, dancing, art, and leisure for kids ages 7-12. Accountable for project coordination / direction, art materials / supplies, and creating content / lessons supporting program requirements. Introduced themes in art activities such as seasons, artists, styles, and past times. Linked art concepts and terms to classes in school.

Developed and led numerous art projects covering seasonal topics or artist styles that spanned a variety of mediums that included, collage, crayon, pastel, chalk, paint, model magic, construction paper, and puppet making.

Designed creative lesson plans to build and expand an art program to target and attract youth across the community.

Education and Certification

Certified Associate in Project Management, Project Manager Institute

Certificate in Social Media Marketing, LinkedIn Learning

Relevant Coursework: Managing Online Communities, Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses, Marketing with Facebook and Twitter, Advertising with Instagram and YouTube, Return on Investment, WordPress: SEO

Certificate in User Experience Design, General Assembly

Relevant Coursework: User Research, Competitive Analysis, Developing a Strategy, Defining User Flow, Usability Testing

NYS Professional Certification, Visual Arts K-12

M.A. in Art Education, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY

B.A. in Visual Communications, State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY

Relevant Coursework: Advertising and Design, Graphic Design

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